It was my English teacher who … me … acting. inspire	inspired/ to start
He … me … drama school. encourage	encouraged/ to apply
However I … to university instead. decise	decided going
This … the right decision. prove	proved to be
I was given parts in several student productions because I…as a professional actor in the past.claim	claimed to have worked
This way obviously not true, but I still … professionally. long	longed to act
I … the attention of directors by inviting them to these student productions. hope	hoped to get
However, I didn’t … them I only had a walk-on part. dare	dare to tell